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adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading On the Little Pelly, for instance, they come down that thick in the summer to feed on the salmon that you can't get an Indian or white man to go nigher than a day's journey to the place.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading On the Little Pelly, for instance, they come down that thick in the summer to feed on the salmon that you can't get an Indian or white man to go nigher than a day's journey to the place.
AndconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading And up in the Rampart Mountains there's a curious kind of bear called the 'side-hill grizzly.'
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading "Talkin' of bear," he went on, "now up in the Northern Country there are various kinds.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading That's because he's traveled on the side-hills ever since the Flood, and the two legs on the down-hill side are twice as long as the two on the up-hill.
bear
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From this reading "Talkin' of bear," he went on, "now up in the Northern Country there are various kinds.
becauseconjunctionUS /bɪˈkɔːz/
for the reason that
From this reading That's because he's traveled on the side-hills ever since the Flood, and the two legs on the down-hill side are twice as long as the two on the up-hill.
called
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From this reading And up in the Rampart Mountains there's a curious kind of bear called the 'side-hill grizzly.'
canmodal verbUS /kæn/
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading And he can out-run a jack rabbit when he gets steam up.
can't
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From this reading On the Little Pelly, for instance, they come down that thick in the summer to feed on the salmon that you can't get an Indian or white man to go nigher than a day's journey to the place.
comenounUS /come/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading On the Little Pelly, for instance, they come down that thick in the summer to feed on the salmon that you can't get an Indian or white man to go nigher than a day's journey to the place.
Country
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From this reading "Talkin' of bear," he went on, "now up in the Northern Country there are various kinds.
curious
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From this reading And up in the Rampart Mountains there's a curious kind of bear called the 'side-hill grizzly.'
day's
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From this reading On the Little Pelly, for instance, they come down that thick in the summer to feed on the salmon that you can't get an Indian or white man to go nigher than a day's journey to the place.
down
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From this reading On the Little Pelly, for instance, they come down that thick in the summer to feed on the salmon that you can't get an Indian or white man to go nigher than a day's journey to the place.
down-hill
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From this reading That's because he's traveled on the side-hills ever since the Flood, and the two legs on the down-hill side are twice as long as the two on the up-hill.
evernounUS /ever/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading That's because he's traveled on the side-hills ever since the Flood, and the two legs on the down-hill side are twice as long as the two on the up-hill.
feed
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From this reading On the Little Pelly, for instance, they come down that thick in the summer to feed on the salmon that you can't get an Indian or white man to go nigher than a day's journey to the place.
Flood
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From this reading That's because he's traveled on the side-hills ever since the Flood, and the two legs on the down-hill side are twice as long as the two on the up-hill.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading On the Little Pelly, for instance, they come down that thick in the summer to feed on the salmon that you can't get an Indian or white man to go nigher than a day's journey to the place.
get
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From this reading On the Little Pelly, for instance, they come down that thick in the summer to feed on the salmon that you can't get an Indian or white man to go nigher than a day's journey to the place.
gets
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From this reading And he can out-run a jack rabbit when he gets steam up.
go
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From this reading On the Little Pelly, for instance, they come down that thick in the summer to feed on the salmon that you can't get an Indian or white man to go nigher than a day's journey to the place.
grizzly
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From this reading And up in the Rampart Mountains there's a curious kind of bear called the 'side-hill grizzly.'
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "Talkin' of bear," he went on, "now up in the Northern Country there are various kinds.
he's
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From this reading That's because he's traveled on the side-hills ever since the Flood, and the two legs on the down-hill side are twice as long as the two on the up-hill.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading "Talkin' of bear," he went on, "now up in the Northern Country there are various kinds.
Indian
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From this reading On the Little Pelly, for instance, they come down that thick in the summer to feed on the salmon that you can't get an Indian or white man to go nigher than a day's journey to the place.
instance
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From this reading On the Little Pelly, for instance, they come down that thick in the summer to feed on the salmon that you can't get an Indian or white man to go nigher than a day's journey to the place.
jack
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From this reading And he can out-run a jack rabbit when he gets steam up.
journeynounUS /ˈjourney/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading On the Little Pelly, for instance, they come down that thick in the summer to feed on the salmon that you can't get an Indian or white man to go nigher than a day's journey to the place.
kind
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From this reading And up in the Rampart Mountains there's a curious kind of bear called the 'side-hill grizzly.'
kinds
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From this reading "Talkin' of bear," he went on, "now up in the Northern Country there are various kinds.
legs
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From this reading That's because he's traveled on the side-hills ever since the Flood, and the two legs on the down-hill side are twice as long as the two on the up-hill.
LittlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading On the Little Pelly, for instance, they come down that thick in the summer to feed on the salmon that you can't get an Indian or white man to go nigher than a day's journey to the place.
longnounUS /long/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading That's because he's traveled on the side-hills ever since the Flood, and the two legs on the down-hill side are twice as long as the two on the up-hill.
man
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From this reading On the Little Pelly, for instance, they come down that thick in the summer to feed on the salmon that you can't get an Indian or white man to go nigher than a day's journey to the place.
Mountains
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From this reading And up in the Rampart Mountains there's a curious kind of bear called the 'side-hill grizzly.'
nigher
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From this reading On the Little Pelly, for instance, they come down that thick in the summer to feed on the salmon that you can't get an Indian or white man to go nigher than a day's journey to the place.
Northern
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From this reading "Talkin' of bear," he went on, "now up in the Northern Country there are various kinds.
now
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From this reading "Talkin' of bear," he went on, "now up in the Northern Country there are various kinds.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "Talkin' of bear," he went on, "now up in the Northern Country there are various kinds.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading "Talkin' of bear," he went on, "now up in the Northern Country there are various kinds.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading On the Little Pelly, for instance, they come down that thick in the summer to feed on the salmon that you can't get an Indian or white man to go nigher than a day's journey to the place.
out-run
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From this reading And he can out-run a jack rabbit when he gets steam up.
Pelly
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From this reading On the Little Pelly, for instance, they come down that thick in the summer to feed on the salmon that you can't get an Indian or white man to go nigher than a day's journey to the place.
place
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From this reading On the Little Pelly, for instance, they come down that thick in the summer to feed on the salmon that you can't get an Indian or white man to go nigher than a day's journey to the place.
rabbit
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From this reading And he can out-run a jack rabbit when he gets steam up.
Rampart
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From this reading And up in the Rampart Mountains there's a curious kind of bear called the 'side-hill grizzly.'
salmon
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From this reading On the Little Pelly, for instance, they come down that thick in the summer to feed on the salmon that you can't get an Indian or white man to go nigher than a day's journey to the place.
side
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From this reading That's because he's traveled on the side-hills ever since the Flood, and the two legs on the down-hill side are twice as long as the two on the up-hill.
side-hill
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From this reading And up in the Rampart Mountains there's a curious kind of bear called the 'side-hill grizzly.'
side-hills
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From this reading That's because he's traveled on the side-hills ever since the Flood, and the two legs on the down-hill side are twice as long as the two on the up-hill.
sinceprepositionUS /sɪns/
from a time in the past until now
From this reading That's because he's traveled on the side-hills ever since the Flood, and the two legs on the down-hill side are twice as long as the two on the up-hill.
steam
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From this reading And he can out-run a jack rabbit when he gets steam up.
summer
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From this reading On the Little Pelly, for instance, they come down that thick in the summer to feed on the salmon that you can't get an Indian or white man to go nigher than a day's journey to the place.
Talkin
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From this reading "Talkin' of bear," he went on, "now up in the Northern Country there are various kinds.
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading On the Little Pelly, for instance, they come down that thick in the summer to feed on the salmon that you can't get an Indian or white man to go nigher than a day's journey to the place.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading On the Little Pelly, for instance, they come down that thick in the summer to feed on the salmon that you can't get an Indian or white man to go nigher than a day's journey to the place.
That's
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From this reading That's because he's traveled on the side-hills ever since the Flood, and the two legs on the down-hill side are twice as long as the two on the up-hill.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "Talkin' of bear," he went on, "now up in the Northern Country there are various kinds.
there
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From this reading "Talkin' of bear," he went on, "now up in the Northern Country there are various kinds.
there's
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From this reading And up in the Rampart Mountains there's a curious kind of bear called the 'side-hill grizzly.'
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading On the Little Pelly, for instance, they come down that thick in the summer to feed on the salmon that you can't get an Indian or white man to go nigher than a day's journey to the place.
thick
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From this reading On the Little Pelly, for instance, they come down that thick in the summer to feed on the salmon that you can't get an Indian or white man to go nigher than a day's journey to the place.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading On the Little Pelly, for instance, they come down that thick in the summer to feed on the salmon that you can't get an Indian or white man to go nigher than a day's journey to the place.
traveled
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From this reading That's because he's traveled on the side-hills ever since the Flood, and the two legs on the down-hill side are twice as long as the two on the up-hill.
twice
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From this reading That's because he's traveled on the side-hills ever since the Flood, and the two legs on the down-hill side are twice as long as the two on the up-hill.
two
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From this reading That's because he's traveled on the side-hills ever since the Flood, and the two legs on the down-hill side are twice as long as the two on the up-hill.
up
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From this reading "Talkin' of bear," he went on, "now up in the Northern Country there are various kinds.
up-hill
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From this reading That's because he's traveled on the side-hills ever since the Flood, and the two legs on the down-hill side are twice as long as the two on the up-hill.
various
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From this reading "Talkin' of bear," he went on, "now up in the Northern Country there are various kinds.
wentnounUS /went/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Talkin' of bear," he went on, "now up in the Northern Country there are various kinds.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading And he can out-run a jack rabbit when he gets steam up.
white
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From this reading On the Little Pelly, for instance, they come down that thick in the summer to feed on the salmon that you can't get an Indian or white man to go nigher than a day's journey to the place.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading On the Little Pelly, for instance, they come down that thick in the summer to feed on the salmon that you can't get an Indian or white man to go nigher than a day's journey to the place.
